processed

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɹəʊsɛst//
United States//ˈpɹɑsɛst//
United States//ˈpɹɑsəst//
Canada//ˈpɹoʊsɛst//

That has completed a required process.

adjective

1
That has completed a required process.
The processed data can now be used to generate statistics.
The bank returned her processed application by mail.
2
Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value.
You know why I stopped eating processed foods? I began to picture the people who might be processing them.
Of the 10 ultraprocessed food categories they looked at, two were clearly associated with greater risk: sugar-sweetened drinks (like soda and fruit punch) and processed meat, poultry and fish (like bacon, hot dogs, breaded fish products, chicken sausages and salami sandwiches).

Etymology

Etymology tree English process Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English processed From process + -ed.

verb

1
Also a form of processsimple past and past participle of process

Forms

comparative: more processed
superlative: most processed

proceedings · The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at…proceeds · Revenue; gross revenue.process · A series of events leading to a result or product.

processed · That has completed a required process.

processing · The action of the verb to process.procession · The act of progressing or proceeding.proclaim · To announce or declare.

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